grey

Having a colour between black and white.

• He wore a grey coat.
• The sky turned grey before the rain.
• My grandmother has grey hair.

Similar words: gray

Common phrases: grey hair, grey sky, dark grey

To become a colour between black and white, especially as hair changes with age.

• His hair began to grey.
• His beard was greying at the edges.
• The wood greyed as it aged.

Similar words: gray

Common phrases: begin to grey, grey with age, grey at something

A colour between black and white.

• Grey is my favourite colour.
• She painted the walls a pale grey.
• The room used several different greys.

Similar words: gray

Common phrases: dark grey, light grey, shade of grey

Clouds that make the sky look dark or dull.

• The hills vanished into the grey.
• A bird flew through the grey above us.
• They watched the grey gather over the sea.

Similar words: cloud

Common phrases: into the grey, through the grey